CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED: American Federal Government in Theory & Practice
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 292
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This textbook explores the origins, structure, and operation of the United States federal government, combining constitutional principles with practical applications of governance. It examines the development of American government from colonial foundations through the Constitutional Convention, federalism, the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, landmark Supreme Court cases, legislative processes, administrative agencies, and the evolving role of the federal government in public policy and administration.
Chapter 1 Ancestral Systems of Government
Chapter 2 Governance in Colonial North America and the Revolutionary War
Chapter 3 The Constitutional Convention and Ratification
Chapter 4 Federalism
Chapter 5 The Federal Legislature
Chapter 6 Petitioning the Federal Government and Legislative Procedure
Chapter 7 The Federal Executive Branch
Chapter 8 Executive Branch Administrative Agencies, Law Enforcement, and the Expansion of the Federal Government
Chapter 9 The Federal Judiciary
Chapter 10 Landmark Cases
Chapter 11 The Expansion of the Federal Government and Independent Agencies